Does The Rane Sl2 Need Special Control Vinyl

Nielsen Thatent86 · Sunday, April 24, 2022

DJ: What needed?

Can y'all recommend a good setup of vinyl decks, mixer with pads and all cables needed to play at home and at venues?

My software experience is in Virtual DJ, only I'd like to try Serato. A friend suggested learning on vinyl rather than CDJ.

As far equally cost, I'd similar to try entry or mid level stuff. Cheers!

Gear Maniac

non certain if yous consider them mid-level but Technics (THE Technics) turntables will final you forever and ever, world without end, amen.

for cabling, turntables and Serato-blazon interfaces typically come with cables included. And so yous'll mostly need to worry about getting sound between your interface and mixer (at least 4x 50+R rca cables for 2 decks) and at least an L+R rca cable out of the interface and into whatever format yous use for your amp/monitors. I'yard assuming y'all want full stereo capability.

If you're getting a four input mixer and plan on connecting an ipod or MC mic or whatever to the remaining inputs, you lot'll need cables for those also.

Good for y'all going the turntable route. People like you keep the musicianship in DJing. You play decks like an instrument whether it's analog vinyl or a timecode record. It's similar wanting to become a chef and finally giving upwardly the microwave.

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Originally Posted by Flagfoot ➡️

not sure if you consider them mid-level merely Technics (THE Technics) turntables will last you lot forever and ever, world without end, amen.

for cabling, turntables and Serato-type interfaces typically come with cables included. And then you'll by and large need to worry most getting sound between your interface and mixer (at to the lowest degree 4x L+R rca cables for ii decks) and at least an L+R rca cable out of the interface and into whatsoever format y'all use for your amp/monitors. I'm assuming you want full stereo capability.

If you're getting a iv input mixer and program on connecting an ipod or MC mic or whatever to the remaining inputs, you'll need cables for those too.

Healthy going the turntable route. People like you go on the musicianship in DJing. Y'all play decks like an instrument whether it's analog vinyl or a timecode record. It's like wanting to become a chef and finally giving up the microwave.

So a timecode record, does it come with a software? To juggle beats, would you demand 2 timecode records, 2 turntables and a mixer?

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Originally Posted by CrabPirate ➡️

So a timecode record, does it come with a software? To juggle beats, would you need 2 timecode records, 2 turntables and a mixer?

this is what you need

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Originally Posted by Khoss ➡️

this is what you need

Care to answer the part about the private records?
Do the wires come up with the mixer or the turntables?
What is that thing above the mixer, and practise y'all purchase a divide power supply?

two timecoded vinyl records &/or cds are commonly included depending on the parcel you purchase. You plug your turtables into an included interface & than a dj mixer. Some of the more expensive setups include a djmixer with the interface already intergrated for an cleaner/faster setup. Replacement vinyl is readily bachelor every bit these wear out much faster than cd's for obvious reasons. Serato & Traktor are super pop. Cheers

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Originally Posted by CrabPirate ➡️

Care to answer the function well-nigh the individual records?
Do the wires come with the mixer or the turntables?
What is that matter in a higher place the mixer, and do you buy a separate power supply?

If you purchase the Rane/Serato organisation that is shown in the graphic (SL3, or SL2, or SL4 for that matter) then it volition come up with everything y'all demand in the box - except the actual turntables, mixer, and laptop of course.
So, it volition have two individual time-coded records, the software, AND the sound interface in the box (and the necessary RCA and USB cables to interface it into your existing DJ mixer.)
That affair above the mixer is the actual Serato sound interface that is the middle-human being between your existing DJ setup and the computer.
The SL2 does not "crave" a separate power supply, but you can add together one for safety. The SL3 and SL4 come with a separate ability supply in the box.
Also, since the SL4 is a iv-aqueduct interface, it comes with 4 fourth dimension-coded vinyl records in the box (every bit does the Sixty-Eight mixer.)

Another road, especially if y'all do not currently have a DJ mixer, would be the TTM57, Threescore-1, or Threescore-Two mixers from Rane. They accept the Serato audio interface already built into the DJ mixer so you simply plug your turntables into the mixer, and then plug a USB cable from the mixer to the computer - much more simple setup if you have to setup and tear-downwardly a lot. The Sixty-One isn't really whatsoever more than expensive than ownership a expert DJ mixer and the SL2/3 separately.

I definitely can second what Flagfoot said above regarding the Technics.
They last FOREVER. I take a pair i bought in 1989 and they still go stiff!

Savour!

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Originally Posted past tvent ➡️

If y'all buy the Rane/Serato arrangement that is shown in the graphic (SL3, or SL2, or SL4 for that matter) and so it volition come with everything you need in the box - except the actual turntables, mixer, and laptop of class.
And then, it will have 2 individual time-coded records, the software, AND the audio interface in the box (and the necessary RCA and USB cables to interface it into your existing DJ mixer.)
That affair in a higher place the mixer is the actual Serato sound interface that is the middle-man between your existing DJ setup and the computer.
The SL2 does not "crave" a separate power supply, only you can add together one for safe. The SL3 and SL4 come with a separate power supply in the box.
Besides, since the SL4 is a 4-channel interface, it comes with 4 fourth dimension-coded vinyl records in the box (as does the Sixty-Eight mixer.)

Another route, especially if yous do not currently have a DJ mixer, would exist the TTM57, Sixty-1, or Lx-2 mixers from Rane. They take the Serato audio interface already congenital into the DJ mixer and then you only plug your turntables into the mixer, and then plug a USB cablevision from the mixer to the reckoner - much more uncomplicated setup if yous have to setup and tear-down a lot. The Sixty-One isn't really whatsoever more expensive than ownership a skillful DJ mixer and the SL2/iii separately.

I definitely tin second what Flagfoot said above regarding the Technics.
They concluding FOREVER. I have a pair i bought in 1989 and they all the same go strong!

Enjoy!

When you say the ability supply isn't required, merely safer, are yous trying to say that in that location is a adventure that something in the ready might interruption without it?

Do the Rane mixers that yous mentioned besides require the ability supply?

Cheers for your answers on the timecode vinyls, and additional wires.

The SL2 can be powered past the USB bus and volition work just fine - as long as it's connected to your estimator and the reckoner is on.
What I meant by "safer" (and I probably should have antiseptic) was that if y'all have an external ability supply continued to the SL2, it will stay ON when you unplug the USB cable from the figurer, which is "safer" to the PA system since you lot won't have whatever thumps or pops if y'all forget to plow the faders all the way down on you mixer prior to unplugging the computer from the SL2.

Besides, since the extra power supply keeps the SL2 interface powered on without the laptop, it allows the audio to laissez passer-through the SL2 from the turntables to the mixer - so you tin play traditional analog vinyl records without the computer present, and without having to re-wire the whole affair to do and so.
The SL3 and iv accept additional auxiliary audio inputs, so you would want them to be powered up at all times and so the audio playing into the aux volition laissez passer through at all times regardless of the laptop status (say your laptop, God forbid, crashed during a session - you could play sound through the aux input from, say your phone or tablet, while your estimator was rebooting.)

As for the mixers (57, 61, 62, 68), the Serato interface is literally built-in to the mixer so information technology gets it'southward power from the AC power connection to the mixer itself (which is a standard IEC Mains power cord that plugs into the wall on all of the current Rane product line.) To me, that's nonetheless some other benefit of the Rane mixer - only one power cord to accept intendance of the mixer AND the SL Interface!